Some have been asking me (or angrily confronting me) about why I don’t take netizen-led conspiracy stuff seriously without like some kind of credible corroboration, this despite the fact that …
Read More »Bullet Points: Relationship/pregnancy news galore (including STAYC’s mother), AOMG exodus, EDAM & anti-scalping, high profile injuries, more
Before getting back to covering the music releases hopefully tomorrow, holy shit did I miss a lot of news while that HYBE/ADOR clusterfuck was peaking. ===== Rapper AQUINAS came out …
Read More »Girl group NATURE announces disbandment a day after member Haru’s hostess promo video was revealed
I dunno what’s in the water these days, but there’s been so much mess that I’m only just getting around to this story on girl group NATURE, whose company (n.CH …
Read More »Higashiyama Noriyuki’s interview with the BBC for their Johnny Kitagawa docu follow-up was a mess
Around a couple of weeks ago, the BBC previewed their follow-up documentary to their original that finally managed to topple at least the legacy of Johnny Kitagawa through shining a …
Read More »NEMOPHILA guitarist SAKI will be departing from the band, leaving questions about future sound
After starting 2024 on such a high note for metal releases, NEMOPHILA again releases another banger that no one saw coming, as SAKI is leaving the band and NEMOPHILA will …
Read More »SMILE-UP’s Higashiyama Noriyuki says there were 2 abusers other than Johnny Kitagawa + follow-up documentary coming
BBC reporter Mobeen Azhar is doing a follow-up to his documentary on the Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse case from last year, Predator: The Secret Scandal Of J-Pop. In an article …
Read More »Bullet Points: Arrest made in Lee Sun Gyun case, Song Ji Eun’s marriage, Krystal & Yves sign, NINE.i’s legal dispute, a deepfake fancall, quick disbandments, more
Lots of news for this edition because it was a bizarrely busy time in terms of company movement and disbandment. ====== NINE.i (except EDEN) are in a legal dispute with …
Read More »[Interview] NEMOPHILA talk their unique sound, fighting stereotypes, overseas fandom, industry changes, and more
NEMOPHILA caught my attention years ago as an upcoming metalcore band that put their own yurufuwa twist on things, and the five women have only continued to impress since then, …
Read More »Bullet Points: 24K blacklist past, Hwarang’s clubbing hiatus, S.Coups’ military exemption, TFN disband, VIXX stuff, Ben’s divorce, more
Holy shit, it’s been over a month since I last did this, but thankfully it’s been relatively slow compared to the very start of the year, unless I missed more …
Read More »Guno, BUGVEL member & ex-YGE trainee, says K-p system ‘borders on inhumane’ and talks needing support from home
Guno — a Taiwanese former YG Entertainment trainee, former Produce X 101 contestant, and current member of J-pop group BUGVEL (come on with that name, man) — recently spoke to …
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